Barton v. Zoning Board of Appeals

Opinion

BERDON, J.

The plaintiff1 Mary G. Barton, the zoning enforcement officer of the town of Watertown, appeals from the judgment of the trial court dismissing her administrative appeal. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court improperly determined that she did not (1) have standing to appeal and (2) sufficiently plead the issue of aggrievement. We find that the plaintiff, as the zoning enforcement officer, has standing to bring this appeal and, accordingly, reverse the judgment of the trial court.2

This appeal arises from the approval by the defendant zoning board of appeals of the…